Fitting The Full Harness; Balancing The Machine - Stihl FS 310 Instruction Manual

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Closing the threaded filler cap
Position cap.
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Turn the cap clockwise as far as it
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will go and tighten it as securely as
possible by hand.
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Fitting the Full Harness

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3
Put on the full harness (1).
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Adjust the length of the strap so that
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the spring hook (2) is about a hand's
width below your right hip. Over-
long ends of straps may be
shortened after completing the
adjustment.
Attach the spring hook to the
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machine's perforated strip (3).
Find the right attachment point for the
cutting attachment you are using – see
"Balancing the Brushcutter".

Balancing the Machine

The unit is balanced differently,
depending on the cutting attachment
used.
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With the unit suspended from the
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harness, see how it is balanced and
change attachment point as
necessary:
Mowing attachments
Mowing heads, grass cutting blades and
brush knives should just touch the
ground.
Circular saw blades
Circular saw blades should "hover"
about 8 in. (20 cm) above the ground.
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